Senator Seeks to Summon STM Minister Over R$700,000 Payment Tied to INSS Probe

Overview

• Senator Magno Malta filed a formal request to the INSS CPMI to call Minister Verônica Abdalla Sterman to testify about a payment flagged in financial intelligence reports.
• RIFs list a single R$700,000 transfer from ACX ITC to Sterman's former law office, and CPMI documents associate the company with Antônio Carlos Camilo Antunes, known as the Careca do INSS.
• The request cites Polícia Federal findings that ACX ITC was used to hinder the tracking of large sums, intensifying scrutiny of transactions involving the firm.
• Sterman says the amount was paid as fees for three legal opinions produced before her appointment to the STM and denies any link to the investigated parties.
• The committee is set to consider the summons when sessions resume in early February, and approval would obligate the minister to appear.